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Arch Linux AUR Malware Campaign Hits Multiple User-Contributed Packages (linuxiac.com)

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[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Who is having breaking update issues anymore in 2026? I've been running vanilla Arch for 10 years and the only times that has happened (there have been a handful I guess) the archwiki says "hey there's a breaking change run these 2 commands" and it's fixed. As a beginner on Linux I actually switched to Arch because every Ubuntu issue I googled was 6 to 10 lines to fix while arch was 1 to 3 lines. The only problem is that the OS expects that you be able to read, which is sometimes tough.

I can't imagine being on a system that is multiple major releases behind on basic things like nvim and python. I guess if you're content not to use anything remotely current it makes sense.

[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@lemmy.ca -1 points 3 days ago

Being behind a few releases isn't that bad, honestly. At least you're certain it's going to be well tested and the majority of problems have been ironed out. And there'll be documentation already on how to fix things or work around certain missing features if that ever occurs. It's much less of a hassle.